Article holder



July 24, 1928.

C. N. CORYELL ARTICLE HOLDER Filed DBC. 23, 1926 A TTORN E YS.

N VEN TOR. fl 7? Ww I Patented `l'uly 24, 1928.

UNITED STA CHARLES N. commu, or NEW Yoan, N. Y.

ARTICLE nomma.

Applicants med. December 2s', 192s. sei-m1 no. 158,613.

This invention relates to a functionally and structurally improved article holder.

' form ofy holder embodying the' improved construction of the present invention-and 40 It is an object of theinvention to provide a device of this character which may be utilized for the housing and exposing of articles and plastic substances, such as, for example, combs, 'shaving brushes, lip-sticks and the like, and the parts of which device will be relatively few in number, individually simple in construction, and readily assembled to provide an apparatus normally housing an article to thoroughly protect the same, and the parts of which may be operated with facility; the device being capable of use overa relatively long period of time with freedom from .mechanical difficulty.

Itis a further object of the invention to provide a device' of the character stated which, when-utilized as a holder for a plastic stick,wil1 operate in such a mannerI that the fingers ofV the user will not come into'- contact with the stick during such operation, and in which, regardless of the article housed, the mechanism .will not contact with such article to the detriment o f both.

The invention accordingly comprises the features of construction, combination of elements and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter set forth, and the scope of the application of which will be indicated in the claims. y

For a. fuller understanding of the nature and objects of the invention reference should be had to the following detaileddescription taken in connection with-the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 isa sectional sideY view of one showing the parts thereof in their normal position;

Fig. 2 is a similar view, but .showing the cover moved from its receptacle-elosigposition; l y Fig.' 3 is a view similar to Figs. 1 and 2, showing the article-mounting member in elevation and projected;

Fig. 4 is anedge view yof the' holder vas shown in Fig'. 1; and

Fig. 5 is a side view thereof, and indicating in dotted lines the position which lthe parts may assume.

The numeral' 10 indicates the receptacle 'portion of the holder, which, inthe present instance, is in the. form of an open-ended tube, oval 1n cross section. Mounted for an art1cle-mounting member includin a cup- ,i

shaped body 11, conforming substantially to 'the inner face of the tube and of a size sllghtly smaller than the same. The movements of this holder are confined to points wlthin the tube by, for example, aV portion 12 formmg'a part ofthe receptacle body'and extending mwardlyadjacentthe lower end of the same, and an inwardly-struck ortion 1 3 at the upper end of the tube. fT e portions 12-13 extend inwardly 'to an extent sufficient to intersect the-path of4 travel of the mounting member 11, and thus act as stops preventing the projection of this member beyond the tube ends. .l

It will be observed that an article 14 (indicated in dotted lines) will 4have its sidel faces normally protected from outside contact by the side walls of the tube 10', and

end the cover may be formed with a downl wardly-extending projection 17, which, as the cover moves across the `open-tube end, rides over the upper edge of the receptacle at the indented portion 13 thereof and snaps into position, thus preventing an accident-a1 retraction of the cover' from its receptacleclosing station.

According to the'present invention, it is intended that the cover shall serve as an actuating medium for the article-mounting member 11, and to this end, as well as pref venting the loss ofthe cover, 'a strip'lS. is

provided having one Vof its vends' rigidly secured to, or,.as shown, forming an integral Y l part of the cover body, this strip being of a length substantially equal to the '.length of the tube and having `its lower end secured to the cup-shaped member 1 1. Preferably, this latter connection is established by having the lower or inner end of the stri coiled around av pivot pin 19 fixedly secure to the cupmember 11. At .a point short of the pivot the strip is bent to extend at right angles to its body, as at 20, and this inturned portion is preferably arcuate-and of a length suilicient to bridge the space between the pivot pin and the outer face of the tube, so

that when the article 14 is in housed position the parts lie snugly adjacent each other, as shown in Figs. 1, 4 and 5. It will 'be apparent that in such position this strip portion, in cooperation with the lower edge of the tube adjacent which it extends, will serve as a lock preventing a movement of the article-mounting member with respect tothe tube. Such movement will be prevented even when the parts reach the position indicated by dotted lines Iin Fig. 5, but upon the strip 18 being swung from the position shown in lfull lines in the figures aforementioned throu h an arc' of substantially 180', the lock provi ed by the parts aforementioned will be released; and by pressure being applied to the outer face of the cover 15, it will bev obvious that a projection of the mounting j member 11 will follow, in thatthis thrust will be transmitted to the mounting member by means of the strip 18. As a consequence,

the mounting member may be moved to the position shown in Fig. 3, at which its furthat the heel of the arcuate portion 19 will ber 18 assumes a engage therewith when the connecting memosition substantially in line with the axis 1n the tube, as has most clearly been shown in'Fig. 2.

When it is desired to retract the parts it is obvious that this may be accomplished simply by pulling the cover downwardly until the mounting-member reaches a position adjacent the lower end of the tube, at which its further movement will be prevented incident to engagement between the base ofthe cupll and the inturned portion 12. Thereupon the cover may be swung through the position indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 5, until it rides over the open end of the tube, and the p-rojection 17 snaps over the far tube edge; -it being noted, as aforestated, that during this .latter stage of movement the cover will be guided incident tothe engagement of its flanges 16 with the outer tube faces.

Obviously, an article holder embodying the characteristics of the present invention will offer numerous advantages, among which are to be noted that the tube walls being uninterrupted and the tube ends being normally closed, the entrance of foreign matter into the tube and into contact with the article will .be virtually precluded. Furthermore, there will be no danger of the article being mutilated and distorted incident to contact with the moving parts of the holder, and also no movement of the article from housed to exposed position may be effected until the. fingers of the operator are at a point remote from the open'tube end. It will follow in .the latter connection that the article will not contact with the operators fingers, thus preventing a soiling of the lat- Vter and any distortion of the article end or body- The exposingand retraction thereof may be readily accomplished, and the parts will remain in the position in which they are disposed without any danger of theholder becoming accidentally opened after the cover has once been move to its tube-closng position.

' Thus, among others, the objects s ecifically aforementioned are achieved, an since certain changes may be made in the above construction,and different embodiments of the invention could be made, without de arting from the scope thereof, it is intende that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not 1n a limiting sense.

It is also to be understood that the following claims are intended to cover all of the generic and s ecific features of the invention herein described, and all statements of the scope of the invention which as a matter of larguage might be said to fall therebetween.

aving=described my invention, what I claim as new. and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. An article holder, including an o en-l ended article-housing receptacle, an articlemounting member movable within said receptacle to project the housed article through the open end thereof, a cover norl mally closing said receptacle end and movable toa point beyond the opposite end thereof, and means to prevent the movement of said mounting member to project said article until the cover has been moved to a point beyond said opposite end of the receptacle.

2. An article holder, including 'an openended article-housing receptacle presenting uninterrupted side walls, an article-mounting member movable within said receptacle to project the housed article beyond the same, a. cover normally closing the upper receptacle end, means for normally locking said mounting member against outward movement, and means connecting said lock ing means with said cover and actuated upon the latter being moved through an arc of substantially 180 to release said locking means, said connecting means subsequently acting to impart thrust exerted against said said cover with said mounting member,

means for locking said mounting member against movement, said cover being connected with said locking means whereby, when the former is swung from its receptacle-closing station through an arc of substantially 180, said locking means will be released to permit a projection of said mounting member.

4;. An article holder, including an openended article-housing receptacle, an articlemounting member slidably disposed therein,

a cover for said receptacle, means connecting said cover with said mounting member, means for locking said mounting member against movement, said cover bein connected with said locking means where y, when the former' is swung from its receptacleclosing station through an arc of substantially 180o, said lockmg means will be released to permit a projection of'said mounting member,` and means for limiting the movement of said cover.

5. An article holder, including an openended receptacle, a mounting member slidably disposed within said receptacle, a cover normally closing the upper end of said receptacle, means connecting said cover with said mounting member whereby said cover may be moved to a position beyond the lower end of said receptacle to project said mounting member, and means preventing a movement of the-latter until. said cover reaches such latter osition.

6. An article hol er, including an article-I housing receptacle, a cup-shaped mounting member slidably disposed therein, a cover normally closing-the upper end of said receptacle, means for retaining` said cover against accidental movement, a strip extending from said coverto the base of said member and along the outside of said receptacle,-

a pivot pin connecting said mounting member with the lower end of said strip, said lower end being bent to `extend 'at an angle to the strip body, and the'base of 'said mounting member providing a` stop in cooperation'withsaid lower strip end to limit the movement of said cover.

7 An article holder, includingan articlehousing receptacle, a cup-shaped mounting member slidably disposed therein, a cover normally closing the'upper end of said receptacle, means for retaining said cover against accidental movement and arranged in the path of travel of the mounting member to limit the movement thereof beyond a predetermined position, a strip extending from said cover to the base of said member and along the outside of said receptacle, 'a pivot pin connecting said mounting member with the lower end 'of said strip, said lower end being bent to extend at an angle to the strip body, and the base of said mounting member providing a stop in cooperation with said lower strip end. to limit the movement of said cover.

8. An article holder, including a receptacle having anopen. upper end, an articlemounting member slida ly disposed therein, a cover for said receptacle, means for mounting said cover to move from a position closing the receptacle end to a position at which it extends beyond the opposite end of said receptacle and is adapted to be moved to impart movement to said mounting member, and means preventing a movement of said mounting member by said cover -until said cover reaches saidllatter position.

9. An article holder, includinga receptacle formed with open ends, a cover closing the upper receptacle end, an -article holder within the receptacle and closing the lower end thereof, and means connecting said cover with said holder whereby the latter may be shifted within the receptacle and means to prevent said cover from shifting said holder asubstantial distance until the coier is moved beneath the lower receptacle en 1 i 10. An article holder, including a receptacleformed with open ends, a cover closing the'upper receptacle end, an article holder within the receptaclev and closing the lower end thereof, means connecting saidv cover with said holder whereby the latter may be shifted within theA receptacle, and means includin a part of said connecting'` means for norma ly preventing a substantial shifting movement of said holder by said cover.

11. An article holder, including a tubeshapedv open-ended receptacle, an. articlemounting member shiftable from one end to the other end of said receptacle and disposed within the same, acover for one endl tending exteriorly of the receptacle, its op-l` i posite end extending angularlyaround the end edge of the receptacle and being pivotally connected to said article-mounting memberI to retain'the latter'adjacent one end of the tube when said cover is in osition closing the opposite end thereof, t e cover and arm being swung to a position beyond the end of the tube adjacent which the mounting i interrupted side-walls, a mounting member moved to project an article from said receptacle only after -said cover has been swung to a downward position.

13. An article holder, including a recepitacle formed with open ends and present ing uninterrupted side walls, an article. mounting member movable within said re ceptacle, and a portion at the upper end of the receptacle indented to intersectthe path of travel of the mounting member'to actas a stop for the same, a cover for the upper end of the. receptacle, and an arm connected to said cover and extending through the lower open receptacle end and being connected to said mounting member whereby said Amounting member may be moved to project an article from said receptacle only after said cover has been swungto a downward position.

14. An article holder, including a receptacle formed with open ends and presenting uninterrupted side walls, a cover for the upper open end of the receptacle, flanges debo pending from said cover and engaging the' opposite and exterior faces of the receptacle, l an arm secured to said cover and extending immediately adjacent the side of the receptacle and exteriorly thereo, the lower end of said arm being bent to extend inwardly through the lower open` receptacle end, an article-mounting member slidable within said receptacle, the inwardly-extending end of said arm being secured to said mounting member whereby said mounting member may be moved to project an article from said receptacle only after said cover has been swung to a downward position, and means' for confining the movements of said mounting member.

A15. An article holder including an openended article-housing receptacle, an artlclemounting member'movable within said receptacle 'to project an article through the open up er end thereof, a cover normally closing tiie upper end of said receptacle, an

arm extending downwardly from said cover outside said receptacle, and-having an inwardly extending lower end adapted to en gage said mounting member to permit the upward movement of the same by the cover after the Acover isl moved to a position beneath' said receptacle and to prevent a substantial upward movement of said mounting member by the cover until the cover reaches Said osition.

16.' n a lip stick holder, a tubular body, a lip stick carrier slidable in the body, a closure for the top of the body, and means operable through the bottom of the body and connected. to the carrier, and to the closure for operatinof the carrier both toward andv away from the bottom of the body.

17. In a lip stick holder, a tubular body, a lipstick carrier slidable in the body, a closure for the top of the body, and an arm operable throu h the bottom of the body and c onnecte to the closure and hingedly connected to the carrier for actuating the latter, said arm in closed position of the closure being disposed alongside and exteriorly of the y 18. In a lip stick holder, a' tubular body. a lip stick carrier slidable in the body, a. closure for the top of the body, and means ,op-

erable through the bottom of thebody and connected to the closure'and to the carrier so as to be capable in one position of being disposed in the plane .oithe body whereby to o erate the carrier by a. straight' thrust of t e connecting means. In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.- v

CHARLES N. CORYELL. 

